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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 80 MARCH 2018 PHOTOGRAPHS BY ELISE SINAGRA / I N D E P T H / For most people, going to a spa is a feel-good indulgence. You enter a sooth- ing world of plush robes and massages, foot scrubs and facials, and leave relaxed, un- kinked, and glowing. But if feeling good means tackling wrin- kles, worry lines, scars, unwanted hair, and cellulite, traditionally you would visit a dermatologist or plastic or reconstructive surgeon. Now, however, due to advances in technology, you can receive many such services in a medical spa, like the recently opened Novo Sano Med Spa in Rowley, an airy white space with six snow-white treatment rooms next to Backstage Salon + Spa in Rowley Marketplace. "We are a medical aesthetic clinic," says the spa's 52-year-old founder, Louis Belmonte, who also formerly owned MiniLuxe Wellesley, founded a medical equipment and supplies company, and currently co-owns Essentials, which provides products and education to beauty and medical spa professionals. "We oer noninvasive outpatient services that need a physician's authorization but require no anesthesia or surgery." Novo Sano Med Spa's services fall under BEYOND BEAUTY Novo Sano Med Spa sets the gold standard in medical aesthetics. By Victoria Abbott Riccardi the umbrella term aesthetic medicine, a $50-billion-plus industry consisting of cosmetic practices aimed to improve a person's appearance and sense of well-being. Some aesthetic medicine therapies are invasive, and others are noninvasive, like the ones oered by Novo Sano Med Spa, which has three mother hubs—Wellesley, Woburn, and Rowley, oering a full menu of services—and two mini clinics in Andover and Winchester, which perform facial treatments (Winchester oers limited body treatments). Overall, nonsurgical aesthetic medical treatments fall into three main categories: injectable therapies, such as administering Botox®; energy-based therapies, such as using lasers; and active cosmetic therapies, such as employing chemical peels. e injectable therapies that you'll nd at Novo Sano Med Spa include Botox and Dysport® (also a botulinum toxin); dermal llers to plump facial lines, lips, and cheek areas; and PRP injections, which involve drawing one's blood and spinning it in a centrifuge to isolate the platelet-rich plasma, which is then injected back into the targeted area to combat wrinkles, promote skin elasticity, and brighten the complexion. The clinic also uses PRP injections in conjunction with other therapies, such as micronee- dling, which is used to encourage hair growth. The Collagen Induction Facial also involves microneedling, through a sterile device that creates microscopic punctures in the top layer of skin to stimu- late collagen production. Should you wish to boost your mood and/ or energy level, you can get a vitamin B12 injection. You also can get an IV hydration drip to treat a variety of symptoms from hangovers to jet lag. Novo Sano Med Spa's energy-based Novo Sano oers nonsurgical aesthetic medical treatments in a unique spa environment.